Intro

Intro

West Point

“When I was a kid I watched this silly made-for-TV movie called ‘Women at West Point’ that followed women during their first year. I laugh when I think about it now, but it opened the aperture to this world. And that’s what inspired me. I wanted something different.”

-Colonel Deborah McDonald

West Point

“When I was a kid I watched this silly made-for-TV movie called ‘Women at West Point’ that followed women during their first year. I laugh when I think about it now, but it opened the aperture to this world. And that’s what inspired me. I wanted something different.”

-Colonel Deborah McDonald

Patterson

“There was probably some concern about the sustainability of a park here. Not the socioeconomic problems associated—that exists in a lot of urban park areas. But with the current condition, it just seemed like a herculean task. And it is."

Patterson

“There was probably some concern about the sustainability of a park here. Not the socioeconomic problems associated—that exists in a lot of urban park areas. But with the current condition, it just seemed like a herculean task. And it is."

Henderson

“People who come to the theater don’t know whether they’re sitting next to a Democrat or a Republican, whether they’re sitting next to a Yankees fan or a Mets fan. They’re all there . . . having a shared experience on the stage.”

-Actor Stephen McKinley Henderson

Henderson

“People who come to the theater don’t know whether they’re sitting next to a Democrat or a Republican, whether they’re sitting next to a Yankees fan or a Mets fan. They’re all there . . . having a shared experience on the stage.”

-Actor Stephen McKinley Henderson

Adjaye

"The profession doesn’t present itself as diverse. It is getting better, but falls behind other industries. There could be more role models – and more diversity in the media."